Defending Traditional Islam in Indonesia

ISBN-13: 9781032415352 / Twarda / 2023 / 192 str.

Syamsul (Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jak

Opis

Defending Traditional Islam in Indonesia examines the rise of young preachers of Arab descent (habaib) and their sermon groups in the region and shows how Islam and politics coexist. This will be of interest to anthropologists, social scientists and Islamic studies.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Internal dynamics within Hadhrami Arabs in Indonesia: From Social Hierarchy to Doctrine; Chapter 3. Defending Traditional Islam: Habaib and Anti-Salafism; Chapter 4. Performing Arab Saints and Marketing the Prophet; Chapter 5. Reviving Yemeni Traditionalist Networks: the Assertion of Authenticity and Authority; Chapter 6. Following Arab Saints: Muhibbin, Popular Piety and Youth Expression; Chapter 7. Conclusion; Bibliography & Appendix; Index

O autorze

Syamsul Rijal is a Professor of Sociology of Islam at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, Indonesia. He also serves as the Head of the PhD Program in Islamic Studies at the Indonesian International Islamic University.